Inflation may be coming down- but three big influences have accelerated living costs for Kiwi households.
The cost of living has gone up by 7.4 percent in a year, with groceries, insurance and interest payments driving up these increases.
NZ Herald business editor at large Liam Dann says these increases will keep inflation up for longer in a temporary worst-of-both-worlds scenario.
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